Pendleton City Manager Robb Corbett recapped the May 5 Pendleton City Council meeting, which began with swearing in Bobby McAllister as a new firefighter/paramedic. The council awarded contracts for environmental surveys of Pendleton City Hall and the Pendleton Convention Center and approved amendments to the Housing and Neighborhood Improvement Advisory Committee to include more private sector representation. Additionally, the city finalized an agreement to acquire land for water treatment settling ponds.

Corbett also discussed the Built for Zero homeless initiative, emphasizing a personalized approach to homelessness. He highlighted a drastic decline in Oregon's psychiatric beds—dropping from 3,500 in 1960 to only 720 today—while the population has nearly tripled. Finally, he criticized the lack of legal accountability for narcotics offenses under current state policies.